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Robert Walker

Robert Walker

Actor · Died August 28, 1951, aged 32 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Robert Walker (October 13, 1918 - August 28, 1951) was an American film actor. He is probably best known for his role as Bruno Anthony in Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 thriller Strangers on a Train.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 13, 1918
Died
August 28, 1951 (aged 32)
From
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Robert Walker's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Morality
23%
Self
15%
Survival
4%
Ideas
4%
Power
4%
Society
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 12
Herald
2 of 12
Shadow
2 of 12
Ally
1 of 12
Trickster
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
7
Romantic
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
4
Other
12

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Walker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Walker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Innocent Blood(1992)

    as Bruno (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • My Son John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as John Jefferson

  • Strangers on a Train(1951)

    as Bruno Antony

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Vengeance Valley(1951)

    as Lee Strobie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Skipper Surprised His Wife(1950)

    as Cmdr. William J. Lattimer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Please Believe Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Terence Keath

  • Mule Train(1950)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • One Touch of Venus(1948)

    as Eddie Hatch

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • My Own True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Charles Stone

  • Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Johannes Brahms

  • The Sea of Grass(1947)

    as Brock Brewton

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Beginning or the End(1947)

    as Col. Jeff Nixon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Till the Clouds Roll By(1946)

    as Jerome Kern

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Sailor Takes a Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as John Hill

  • What Next, Corporal Hargrove?(1945)

    as Corporal Hargrove

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Her Highness and the Bellboy(1945)

    as Jimmy Dobson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Clock(1945)

    as Corporal Joe Allen

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo(1944)

    as David Thatcher

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Since You Went Away(1944)

    as Bill Smollett

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • See Here, Private Hargrove(1944)

    as Pvt. Marion Hargrove

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Twenty Years After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as (archive footage)

  • Madame Curie(1943)

    as David Le Gros

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Bataan(1943)

    as Leonard Purckett

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Today I Hang(1942)

    as Prison Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dancing Co-Ed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Boy (uncredited)

  • These Glamour Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as College Boy (uncredited)

  • Winter Carnival(1939)

    as Wes

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Aces and Eights(1936)

    as Croupier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Arizona Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Trent

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 1936 to 1992.

Biggest box office

Strangers on a Train (1951)

$54K worldwide

Highest rated

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 29: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

1930s4 · acting1940s17 · acting1950s6 · acting1990s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 10% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Robert Walker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed4

Most loved · actor

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Robert Walker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Walker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Thorpe shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers